Developing cutting-edge skills isn’t just a priority—it’s a competitive necessity, as data from 2024 skilling trends revealed. According to TalentLMS, 71% of employees now seek more frequent skill updates, and 80% are calling on their organizations to prioritize upskilling and reskilling investments.
Microsoft partners can turn this willingness to learn into an opportunity to drive innovation and growth: skilling trends in 2025 show growing demand for new, industry-specific skilling, particularly in AI and machine learning, cybersecurity, and data literacy and analytics. Studies also found a thirst for self-guided learning, bite-sized certifications, and career resilience.
Microsoft is here to help meet that demand. We're dedicated to providing our partners with tools and opportunities to help your organization thrive in 2025 and beyond. We’ve developed skilling events around the world, such as bootcamps, workshops, and self-guided learning opportunities to strengthen sales and technical skills in the topics most critical to your organization.
Explore upcoming online and in-person events in your region to discover how we can help you learn and grow.
Microsoft AI Partner Training Days
Join us in person to hear about the latest trends and technology in the era of Al, with guidance from Microsoft executives and industry leaders. Hear about lessons learned from real-world Al deployments, discuss sales best practices followed by Microsoft teams, get hands-on experience with the Microsoft Al platform, and discover go-to-market tools designed to build and expand your Al practice.
Register today and share with your global teams. We’re excited to host you at one of our training days around the world:
Americas
- January 28, 2025: New York, NY
Asia
- February 25, 2025: Mumbai
- March 19, 2025: Seoul
- April 3, 2025: Tokyo
Europe, Middle East, Africa
- January 22, 2025: Johannesburg
- March 4, 2025: London
Partner Project Ready workshops
Your organization’s developers, solution architects, and data scientists can register for the Microsoft Azure, Business Applications, Modern Work, or Microsoft Security Partner Project Ready workshops. These multiday skilling events help deepen the expertise needed to assess customer needs and seamlessly implement Azure solutions. Plus, participating in the live sessions of certain events gives you the opportunity to earn a digital badge that serves as a testament to your engagement and training.
We are continually adding new events across the globe, so be sure to check the Microsoft Global Partner Skilling Hub for the latest events and registration links.
In the meantime, you can register today for the following events to begin building the skills that will help you become project-ready:
Azure
- Build and modernize AI Apps workshop
- February 17-20, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Power your AI transformation with Copilot and the Copilot stack
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- January 22-24, 2025: IST, GMT
- Microsoft Fabric workshops
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- Track 1: Fabric administration and governance
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- Track 2: Data warehousing with Microsoft Fabric
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- January 28-29, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Microsoft Fabric Workshops
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- Track 1: Modern data engineering with Microsoft Fabric
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- February 11-13, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
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- Track 2: Data insights with AI in Microsoft Fabric
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- February 11-12, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Microsoft Fabric workshops
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- Track 1: Real-time intelligence with Microsoft Fabric
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- Track 2: Data warehousing with Microsoft Fabric
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- March 11-12, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Azure Databricks: migration and integration
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- February 18-20, 2025: IST
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- February 19-21, 2025: GMT, PST
- Build and extend your own agents using pro-code capabilities
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- January 28-30, 2025: IST
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- January 29-31, 2025: GMT, PST
- Fortify your data with Microsoft Purview
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- February 4-6, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Build, extend, or buy? Driving customer conversations with Copilot and Copilot stack
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- February 11-13, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
Business Applications
- Power your AI transformation with Copilot and the Copilot stack
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- January 22-24, 2025: IST, GMT
- Full contact center solution with Power Platform & Dynamics 365
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- January 28, 2025: PST
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- January 30, 2025: PST
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- February 4, 2025: PST
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- February 6, 2025: PST
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- February 11, 2025: PST
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- February 13, 2025: PST
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- February 18, 2025: PST
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- February 20, 2025: PST
- Build and extend your own agents using pro-code capabilities
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- January 28-30, 2025: IST
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- January 29-31, 2025: GMT, PST
- Build, extend, or buy? Driving customer conversations with Copilot and Copilot stack
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- February 11-13, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Innovate with Microsoft 365 Copilot and build your own agents
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- February 18-20, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
Modern Work
- Power your AI transformation with Copilot and the Copilot stack
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- January 22-24, 2025: IST, GMT
- Build and extend your own agents using pro-code capabilities
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- January 28-30, 2025: IST
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- January 29-31, 2025: GMT, PST
- Build, extend, or buy? Driving customer conversations with Copilot and Copilot stack
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- February 11-13, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Innovate with Microsoft 365 Copilot and build your own agents
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- February 18-20, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
Security
- Certification week for Microsoft AI Cloud Partner Program – Security and GitHub
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- January 27-31, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Power your AI transformation with Copilot and the Copilot stack
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- January 22-24, 2025: IST, GMT
- Fortify your data with Microsoft Purview
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- February 4-6, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Build, extend, or buy? Driving customer conversations with Copilot and Copilot stack
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- February 11-13, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Migrating your SIEM solution to Microsoft Sentinel
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- February 18-20, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
- Innovate with Microsoft 365 Copilot and build your own agents
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- February 18-20, 2025: IST, GMT, PST
Develop new business with Sales and Pre-Sales Partner Skilling bootcamps
To grow your business, you need to understand the critical points in the customer journey, identify business opportunities, and articulate the differentiated value of your AI and cloud solutions. We can help your sales team build their knowledge and techniques in Microsoft solution areas with training based on our industry expertise, market research, and decades of experience in the sales journey.
Our on-demand, hybrid, and interactive Sales and Pre-Sales Skilling bootcamps provide scheduling flexibility for learners at every level of experience—so your team can learn wherever and whenever their calendar allows.
Register today for one of our upcoming Sales and Pre-Sales Skilling bootcamps:
- Power your AI transformation with Copilot and the Copilot stack
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- January 22-24, 2025: IST, GMT
- SMB sales bootcamp
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- January 28-30, 2025: PST
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- January 29-31, 2025: IST, GMT
- Low code + Copilot Studio sales bootcamp
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- February 11-13, 2025: PST
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- February 12-14, 2025: IST, GMT
Explore our in-person technical workshops
Our in-person regional partner skilling workshops are meticulously crafted for the AI era. These hands-on workshops provide the essential skills required in today's dynamic landscape, including:
- Build and extend your own agents using pro-code capabilities
- Build and extend Copilots to improve business productivity
- Technical workshop implementing Azure VMware solutions
- AI-powered threat protection with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Security Copilot
- Fortify your data security with Microsoft Purview
- Empowering business growth: modernizing data and analytics with Microsoft Fabric in the AI era
Find an exclusive workshop coming to a city near you:
- Build and extend Copilots to improve business productivity
- Empowering business growth: modernizing data and analytics with Microsoft Fabric in the AI era
- Technical workshop implementing Azure VMware Solution
- February 25, 2025: Tokyo
- Fortify your data security with Microsoft Purview
- Build and extend your own agents using pro-code capabilities
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- February 19, 2025: Cologne
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- April 16, 2025: Osaka
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- Technical workshop implementing Azure VMware Solution
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- February 13, 2025: Bogota
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- Empowering business growth: modernizing data and analytics with Microsoft Fabric in the AI era
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- February 11, 2025: Bengaluru
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- February 20, 2025: Cologne
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- March 6, 2025: Tokyo
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- March 12, 2025: Prague
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- April 1, 2025: Milan
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- April 2, 2025: Melbourne
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- April 24, 2025: Beijing
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- May 8, 2025: Munich
- AI-powered threat protection with Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Security Copilot
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- February 18, 2025: Singapore
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- February 18, 2025: Cologne
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- February 19, 2025: Seoul
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- March 7, 2025: Tokyo
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- April 2, 2025: Milan
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- Migrate to innovate
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- March 13, 2025: Sydney
We are continually adding new events that take place around the globe, so if you do not see an event near you, be sure to bookmark the following links and check back frequently.
- In the Americas: Americas Partner Workshops
- In EMEA: Partner Enablement Workshops
- In Asia: Asia Partner Workshops
Grow your AI capabilities with our Industry AI Envisioning series
Join one of the Business and Capability Envisioning webinars to explore AI’s impact on your industry and how you can harness it to drive more business value and better customer experiences. You’ll gain insights from industry-specific use case examples, learn how to strategically solve business problems using an envisioning framework, and better understand how to recognize AI-driven solution opportunities for your customers and organization.
Register for an upcoming webinar for your industry:
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